AVENTURE

Etymology

Noun

aventure (countable and uncountable, plural aventures)

(obsolete) accident; chance; adventure

(obsolete) a mischance causing a person's death without felony, as by drowning, or falling into the fire

Verb

aventure (third-person singular simple present aventures, present participle aventuring, simple past and past participle aventured)

Obsolete form of adventure.

Source: Wiktionary


A*ven"ture, n. Etym: [See Adventure, n.]

1. Accident; chance; adventure. [Obs.] Chaucer.

2. (Old Law)

Definition: A mischance causing a person's death without felony, as by drowning, or falling into the fire.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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